Comments on: What Can We All Learn About Financial Contentment?

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“Excuses Be Gone” Book Giveaway! — Personal Finance Notebook — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:34 +0000

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By: Patrenia

Patrenia — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:12:23 +0000

And time waits on no man. I hope that you achieve all you want and more! Thanks Ms. Freeman.

By: Ms. Freeman

Ms. Freeman — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:30:14 +0000

This is great info and I will put it into action. Your closing statement is a great motivator, if after reading this post we don’t take action then we have no one to complain to but ourselves.

Super post!

By: Patrenia

Patrenia — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:03:30 +0000

Hey Joseph,

Contentment becomes settling when complacency to takes root. If you KNOW you are capable of better why not strive to achieve it. I could have been complacent enough with my high school diploma, but I knew that I could achieve more by taking my education to the next level. I could have been complacent with debt, but I found a better way. Look around at a few people in you come in contact with on a daily or weekly basis. Not to pass judgment, but can you see how they are just slowly letting life pass them by? Many are in the same positions they were 10 years ago. I’m just saying

By: Patrenia

Patrenia — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:50:31 +0000

Thank you Melanie and welcome to PFN! Yeah, the end is not in reaching our goals…it’s only the beginning. This is why most debt consolidations don’t work. I’ve seen it happen in many other areas as well. One that quickly comes to mind is those that lose weight. Goal reached, complacency sets in and the weight creeps back on too. The bad thing is that many don’t recognize it until it’s too late.

By: Joseph |kickdebtoff

Joseph |kickdebtoff — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:02:01 +0000

This is one of thing that i find hard to grasp in my natural mind. Only when i allow God to reveal this truth do i start to understanding the meaning.
Why?
Modern positive thinkers tell us that good is the enemy of the best; always bombarded with images of elite sportsmen, financial success. (I have to admit I want that also)I do not want a 20k job if I can get a 45k.. I guess I will pose the question.. When does contentment becomes settling?

By: Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:13:52 +0000

Great article!
I agree with you that you have to figure out the difference between contentment and complacency with your finances. Many people have reached their goals of paying off debt and then feel content. They don’t create any new goals, get bored or think – hmmm Now I can buy ‘X’… and then something else…and before you know it they are back in their bad habits and have run their debt back up without realizing it.

Great points!